Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-30

his deIuded followers into an outbreak,
which would deter miners and others from
coming to the Territory. Hence he and his
chief men make their tabernacles and places
of worship resound each Sabbath with the
most outrageous abuse of all chat pertains
TO the Government and the Union-hence
do their prayers ascend loudly from the
housetops for a continuance OF the war unIl
the hated Union shall be sunk-hence the
nersistent attempt to depreciate the National
currency and institute "gold basls" III
preference to Lincoln SKINS" as treasury
notes are denominated in Sabbath day mar
argues.
Hence it was that the establishment OF /
provost guard in the city was made the pre-
| text for rousing the Mormon people to ex,
element and armed assembling, by the most |
ridiculous stories of persecution ana outrage
| of their rights while the fanatlcal spirit OF |
| the people and inborn hatred OF our lnstlGu-
| tions and government were ettectually APP
pealed to, to promote discord and provoke
| trouble l am fully satisfied that nothing
| but the fairness and determination Will
which their demonstrations were met, at
| every point, prevented a collision, and the
least appearance of vacillation on my paru
would surely have precipitated connlct.
| I feel that it is not presumptuouS IN me To
say that in view of what has ALREADY Dee1
| ACCOMPLISHED in Utah, that the Work marKeu
out can and will be etfectually and THOR
oughly consummated if the policy Indicated
be pursued and am sustained IN my meas
ures at department headquarters. am
fully impressed with the opinion that peace
is essential to the solving of the problem,
| but at the same time conscious that peace
can only be maintained by the presence OF
force and fixed determination to crush OUT
| at once any interference with the rl9nts Oh
the Government by persons of low or hlgn
degree. While the exercise OF prudence IN
: inaugurating measures is essential TO sue
, ! cess, it should not be forgotten that the dls-
| NAV of power and the exhibition OF reliance
on ones self have the salutary restraining
effect on men of weak minds and CRIMINAL
! intent. Deeply as Brigham Young hates our
] Government, malignant and traltorous as
t are his designs against it, inimlcal as he Is
D against the policy here progressing OF open
: inc the mines to a Gentle populace, and
I | desperate as he is in his fast waning Tor
| tunes he will pause ere he lnaugurates a
l strife as long as the military forces IN the
> | Territory are sufficiently numerous to hold
him and his deluded followers IN check. Inc
: situation of affairs in Utah is clear to my
2 own mind, and, without presumption, |
have no fear for the result if sustained
by the department commander as indicated
| in this and former communications. De
# sirous as I am of conforming strictly to tne
wishes and the judgment of the Major Gen,
4 eral commanding the department., and
1
% facts bearing on the case, beg leave re-
e spectfully to ask from the department. com
r mander an expression of opinion as to the
70 | policy of the course pursued and such sug
% pestions or instructions as he may deem
f. proper as a guide in the future.
N Very respectfully,
- Your obedient servant,
IL P. EDw. CoNNoR.
Brig. Genl. U. S. Vol. Commanding District
m Lieu.-Col. r. @. Drum, Asst. AdJt. Genl.
,e S. A. San Francisco, Cal.
But in 1865, the hostility between CAM
Douglas and the city subsidized. This wa
brought about by mutual desire, on the par
of volunteers and Mormons, to celebrate Ia
4. victories of the Union army IN the South
and the second Inauguration of Abraham
Lincoln. The celebration was arranged an
carried out with enthusiasm by troops an
nj Mormons, on the 4th of Mrrch. A httl
ge later, when General Conner had been calIe
ly to command the District of the Plains,
Is, ball was given in his honor by the cit
lie authorities.
MS On receiving a petition of the Leglsla
cir lures of Nebraska and Colorado, Preslden
To- Lincoln appointed General Conner, IN lo6;
ed to command the District of the Plans.
zee district which had been created fc
he him, as at that time the Il, II
IL dams were very hostile there: Th
aw district embraced the State of Nevada
est and the Territories of Utah, Colorado
ers Nebraska, and parts of the Territories
Dakota and New Mexico.
lis AS the Sioux and the Arapahoes had bee
he molesting the Overland Mail route, Gener
he Conner. in the summer of 1865, organize
!so an expedition of two thousand caVall
to against them In August he met IL
nd Arapahoes and fought what IS known as 81
nd battle of Tongue river. He killed s1xt.
IN three Indian warriors, captured a nuIno'
M of women and children, besides GU horse
nd. and destroyed their village.
the | few DAYS after this battle he receive
nd orders to return to Fort Laramie and sen
till the volunteer troops under his comman
inv who numbered 10000 men back to their
ace spective States that they might be mustere
by out of service. He was himself ordered
a return to the command of the District {
Utah. Soon after he was promoted to tt
y rank of Brevet-Major General, for gallal
feIt and meritOrious services during the wa
Later, he was offered colonelcy IN Il
90 regular army but on account of his mini
interests he declined. In 1866, by the I'm
general mastering out order, he was mu
tered out of service with the last of the ge
erals of volunteers
But although General Connor's militia
81. career was striking one, he made his IL
s. press on Utah in other ways, which were
tial important and as lasting. Indeed, the
i'm tablishmet of Fort Douglas marked the
his ginning of new Era, that saw the dow
&C fall of Mormon isolation, and the growth
a true American civilization.
apt. AS he has been so intimately connect
1ost with Utah during a critical period of b
apt. development, the following letter to hi
ial, while in command of the District of t
Plains with Headquarters at Denver, q
ent orado, from Lieutenant General Grant IS
ces, special interest.
H'Do'Rs ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES |
;" WASHINGTON, May 4, 1868. }
put Gen, P. E. Common, Denuer, c. IT,:
the -. -. &C Anvil G.
1865, has been forwarded to the Lieutena
} General commanding, and he desires me
express his appreciation of your efforts.
} is not believed that an institution like MI
ntly monism can exist permanently, IN free a
on close proximity to the civilized world. I
,on- efforts should therefore aim to make So
nitv communication safe, by thorough protecti
,per of "Gentiles'' against Mormons, whetl
tier as transient visitors or permanent settle
en- and trust mainly to the ordinary laws viii
govern civilization for the gradual reno
ms. of what is believed to be the opposition
in, those laws which can derive vitality OF
,pu- from persecution. Very Respectfully,
9rnd G. B. CoMsToCK,
The Lit. Col. Ado. and Bvt. B. G
and How he is regarded by the communl
and which was once under his control is sho
and by the following quotation from an editor
,iviI in TuIlidge'S Quarterly Magazine for Ja1
-ous ary 1881.
an General Connor is the first GENTLE
nose Utah in historical Importance and raj
- | W. coo roaJv think this affirmation of b